Amazon’s Top 10 Most Popular Items in Computers and PC Hardware currently shows a very interesting mix.
5 out of the 10 items are Apple MacBooks or MacBook Pros, 1 is a Samsung monitor, and, in what can only be seen as bad news for Microsoft, the other 4 items are tiny, cheap, low-margin PCs that just so happen to not come pre-loaded with Microsoft’s latest and not-so-greatest Windows Vista (of the remaining 4 items, 3 offer XP Home and 1 offers Linux).
Amazon’s Top 10 Most Popular Items in Computers and PC Hardware:
1. $399.95 – Acer Aspire One 8.9-inch Mini Laptop – White (1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, XP Home)
2. $399.95 – Acer Aspire One 8.9-inch Mini Laptop – Blue (1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, XP Home)
4. $475.00 – ASUS Eee PC 1000H 10-Inch Netbook- Black (1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, XP Home)
7. $499.00 – Samsung Touch Of Color T260HD 26-inch LCD HDTV Monitor
10. $329.99 – ASUS Eee PC 900 16G – White (8.9″ Display, Intel Mobile CPU, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB Solid State Drive, Linux)
Amazon’s list (updated hourly) is here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dev” for the heads up.]
Perhaps Apple should consider producing an 8.9-inch Mini Laptop?
I wonder how the manufacturers’ profits on those sales compare?
Apple already has a 3.5 inch mini laptop. I hear it’s doing well.
Perhaps Apple should consider producing an 8.9-inch Mini Laptop?
…”Mini-notebook shipments accounted for approximately 5 percent of U.S. mobile PC shipments and added approximately 1-2 percentage points of year-over-year growth.” (Yesterday’s MDN article regarding MacBook growth)
Assuming the first poster wasn’t sarcastic, the answer is no. Sub-notebooks represent negligible percentage in today’s notebook market. Demand is so small, and growth even smaller, it would be a colossal waste of Apple’s resources to build a sub- 13″ notebook just for a few hundred enthusiasts who want it.
And on the subject of the article, isn’t it nice to see Apple dominating thoroughly all top ten lists in Electronics?
Apple won’t ship junk, and that’s exactly what those sub-$500 notebooks are. They’re stripped down, under-powered, and really negatively affecting the public’s perception about what a computer is worth.
What this list tells us is obvious.
Apple you need to come out with a $399 unit!
Maybe when snow leopard comes out and its not so bloated, and they make some headway with the cheaper chips.
I just checked out Amazon and looked at the top 25 items. Even more Macs and the funny thing is that the only other pcs there were the CHEAP mini pcs.
It seems Apple is right. There are two types of buyers. Those who are looking for a great product and those looking for the cheapest thing in town………. One makes the company money (Apple) the other makes a razor thin margin and will soon have the other companies fighting to lose money just to keep market share.
As far as those people that say that who ever makes the most computers …. wins, well, I say that they are just clueless. Not someone I want to emulate.
Just a thought.
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The world polarises between..
Apple Mac for QUALITY
Windows for really really CHEAP AND NASTY.
All the blathering from the mindless idiots demanding Apple compete there just makes me laugh.
:O
I wonder how many of those mini-PeeCees will still be running in a couple of years. They look like total crap.
Seriously, I’ve seen a few of those EeeeeK PCs around and their screens are so small that text is barely readable.
I’m sure for Windows #1 app, Solitaire, it’s perfect.
Randiandian writes, “Apple already has a 3.5 inch mini laptop. I hear it’s doing well.” Yep. Got mine last week. 16 GB iPod Touch for under $299. I’m dating myself, but I recall when PCs were called “microcomputers”. The Touch truly is a “micro” computer.
And how curious that the new Aluminum Macbooks, released only this week, are already at #8 and #9.
This is way off subject but it should be heard.
My buddy called on Sunday to say he’s heading to Apple (Oakbrook, IL) to buy a Mac. I was excited, told him to get the iMac. I got a text later in the day. He said the store was so crowded he left and would order one on-line. I called today to hear if he’s received it. The bonehead went Best Buy (must of missed the Mac section) and bought his kids a sninking Vista PC. Dumb-a**
@ Reality Check
I think you’re wrong about how people use their MacBook (Pro). Many people’s only computer these days is a laptop because they want the portability. I bought my first MacBook in 1998. I will never buy another desktop again. And I moved from MacBook to MacBook Pro four years ago. I design websites, and other artwork, edit video, write, create cds, run my business, and a huge viariety fo other activities. And I can do it anywhere! And I do.
I’m sure I’m not alone. Many of my friends and family like MacBooks because they take up so little desk real estate and can easily be put away when not needed.
WHo wants a behemoth of a desk top machine when my MacBook does everything and is so light and easy to take with me.
Hmm … did I miss it? Or is the MBA not on that list? I thought it was selling “well”! Or is it merely selling well for an ultra-light? Not that this is a serious concern … new models, especially those that have been anticipated for some time, tend to lead with a big burst of sales that could, as easily, have been spread over the past anticipatory period.
About the company the MacBooks are keeping … I would not be surprised to learn that any one of the MacBooks listed contributes more to Apple’s bottom line than the rest put together do to their own makers.
Raymond, you need to get out more. The vast majority of on-line posters are guys. If you really WANT to date someone, other than yourself, try a church group – your choice.
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To DLMeyer:
From amazon.com:
37. Apple MacBook Air MB003LL/A 13.3 Inch Laptop (1.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2 GB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive)
iPod touch & iPhone does as much or more then most of the Mini Notebooks do. Just in a much smaller package with a better OS
@Tony
“Apple won’t ship junk, and that’s exactly what those sub-$500 notebooks are. They’re stripped down, under-powered, and really negatively affecting the public’s perception about what a computer is worth.”
Not disagreeing that this is a space Apple likely won’t target, at least not with a mini-laptop. However, how exactly are these things driving down the public’s perception of what a computer is worth? They’re cheap, and at least arguably do what they’re intended to do. Besides, how much horsepower do you need for email or web browsing, or maybe the occasional spreadsheet or word processing work? These things are very obviously not intended for gaming or high-end multimedia work. They’re basic computers to do basic work, and are highly portable to boot.
I don’t want one, but I can definitely see where something like this could be useful for some people.
from 1% to 5% of the worldwide market in less than 6 months, i would argue that the netbook is a massive trend. it could easily have 15-20% of the worldwide market in a year from now. so i hope by that time that apple will be ready. a 10″ 699$ quality-machine is possible. no need to “ship junk”.
When I go to a restaurant, I expect the menu to have at least three hundred choices for every item. It may take several hours to order to figure out exactly what the differences are among entrees but eventually I’ll get exactly want I want even at the risk of starvation.
</sarcasm>
“You idiots obviously don’t seem to get it, so allow me to explain:”
Spare us your mental deficiencies, misplaced anger and arrogance.
I understand Apple don’t ship junk, but that still doesn’t justify the high prices for their Laptops.
Especially now there is no Firewire in the MacBook’s.
I have a MacBook now, but I doubt I will buy another Mac, till the prices come down.
The study says that too many chooses (sp?) make for an unhappy consumer.
Do you really need 12 different kinds of toilet paper? Or THOUSANDS of models to choose from? (not much difference here) The answer is NO.
People are happier when there are just a couple of items to chose from.
You have low medium and high. And each of those has a couple of selections. That’s it. Simple.
It’s a BIG waste of money for HP to have “100 different current models available (a low estimate) and sold just 10 units on average of each model”. Waste money on design, waste money on manufacturing, waste money on stock keeping, waste money on training, and waste money on support.
Stupid. Simply Stupid. It hurts my head just to have to think how Stupid they are. Stupid is not good. Stupid is not something to be proud about. Think Republican. Ouch!
OT. Did you know that states with a lower average IQ vote Republican? It is a FACT. Sorry. Facts don’t lie.
TGAFM,
You’re a liar and/or an astroturfer paid by Microsoft and/or an ignoramus.
There are hundreds of potential MacBook and MacBook Pro configurations, jackass.
Build-to-order options for the MacBook include the ability to upgrade to 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, a 250GB 5400 rpm, 320GB 5400 rpm hard drive, a 128GB solid state drive.
Build-to-order options for the MacBook Pro include a 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, the ability to upgrade to 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, 250GB 7200 rpm, 320GB 5400 rpm or a 320GB 7200 rpm hard drive, a 128GB solid state drive.
On a bit OT but at least a non-political opinion (I think):
Amazon, please consider making a iPhone app (maybe a la eBay etc.) instead of a wap page. Heck you don’t have to offer the mp3 downloads option in there (or keep it somewhat hidden), but I just think it’d be a great business for you and a service for many of us.
To krquet:
Good idea, but this might be a more productive way to voice your request:
http://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
It would have sounded better to say: 5 of Amazon’s top 9 best-selling computers…